2017-01-31T05:23:09ZIntroduced in HouseEqual Protection in Travel Act of 2017

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the prohibition against participation in the visa waiver program of an alien who, regardless of whether the alien is a national of a program country, is a national of: (1) Iraq or Syria, (2) a country designated as a country that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism, or (3) any other country or area of concern.

]]>2017-01-30T05:00:00ZIntroduced in House2017-01-30002017-07-20T20:56:33Z1.0.0[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 15 (Monday, January 30, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. AMASH:H.R. 730.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the implied power to repeal laws that exceedits constitutional authority as well as laws within itsconstitutional authority.[Page H745]]]>MIA000367Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]R3AmashA00036779882029Justin730HR2018-05-22T22:36:57Z2017-02-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.Referred to2017-02-14T20:04:23ZImmigration and Border Security Subcommitteehsju01hsju00HouseStandingReferred to2017-01-30T17:04:20ZJudiciary CommitteeImmigrationImmigration status and proceduresIraqMiddle EastSyriaTerrorismTravel and tourismVisas and passportsImmigrationC00071413DJOHNMITrueCONYERS2017-01-307999229C000714Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]M0011844RThomasKYTrueMassie2017-01-3020948371M001184Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]D00062412DDebbieMITrueDingell2017-01-30D0006242251Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]2017-01-30Equal Protection in Travel Act of 201711112017-02-14hsju01Immigration and Border Security SubcommitteeHouse committee actions1Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.CommitteeHouse floor actions2hsju00Judiciary Committee2017-01-30IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.H11100Library of Congress92017-01-30IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseIntro-HLibrary of Congress92017-01-30IntroReferralIntroduced in House10004115Short Titles as IntroducedEqual Protection in Travel Act of 2017Official Title as IntroducedTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove limitations on the ability of certain dual citizens from participating in the Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes.Display TitleEqual Protection in Travel Act of 2017(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedEqual Protection in Travel Act of 2017Housetext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.